Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
SUPREME COURT, NORTHERN IRELAND
PROCEDURE
Made
8th May 2003
To be laid before Parliament
Coming into operation
1st June 2003
We, the Northern Ireland Supreme Court Rules Committee, being the authority having for the time being power under section 55 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978(1) to make, amend or revoke rules regulating the practice and procedure of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland, hereby, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, exercise those powers as follows:–
1. These Rules may be cited as the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 2) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2003.
2. Subject to rule 3, the following provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980(2) are hereby revoked –
(a)Parts I to III and V of Order 84;
(b)Appendix F; and
(c)Appendix G.
3. The provisions referred to in rule 2 shall continue to apply –
(a)with any necessary modifications, to proceedings under the Adoption (Hague Convention) Act (Northern Ireland) 1969(3); and
(b)to proceedings under the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987(4) commenced before 1st June 2003.
R. D. Carswell
Anthony Campbell
Declan Morgan
Mark Horner
Tony Caher
Caroline McGonagle
Dated 7th May 2003.
I concur
Irvine of Lairg, C.
Dated 8th May 2003.
(This note is not part of the Rules.)
These Rules revoke (with saving) a number of provisions in the Rules of the Supreme Court (Northern Ireland) 1980 relating to adoption. As of 1st June 2003 provision in relation to adoption proceedings will be contained in the Family Proceedings Rules (Northern Ireland) 1996.
S.R. 1980 No. 346. The relevant amending instrument is S.R. 1989 No. 343
S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22)